Mise-en-scène

 

Mise-en-scène is a French term meaning ‘Putting on Stage’. It refers to the Media language used by the producer in their media product to communicate with their audience so…everything we see on screen. We can remember what this includes using the acronym CLAMPS:

• Costume
• Lighting
• Actor placement and movement
• Make-up
• Props
• Setting

'Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things analysis'. 

1) Choose THREE aspects of mise-en-scene (e.g. costume, lighting and setting) and write a short paragraph for each about the denotation and connotation and what is communicated to the audience.

Lighting:

At the start of the scene there was flickering with the scientist, when the kids were riding there bicycles  back home the lighting was dark and it was set at nigh time after they were done playing the board game at they're friends house. And there was more flickering lights at the end in the shed when the kid ran in there after seeing a monster.

  

Setting: 

The starting scene was set on a long creepy hallway underground with a scientist running away from a mysterious creature .The second scene was set with a kid and his friends playing board games in his basement. When the children were going back home after playing in they're friends house the scene was set at night. 

Clothing: 

The start scene was set with the scientist wearing a long white blazer/coat. When it cut to the next scene the kids were wearing comfortable and casual clothes.